Where did the Ottoman Empire get its name?

From the founder of the dynasty (as noted by Güzel Ayşe Sançar). However, I am curious about how the two t's got there as the first consonant is an s in Turkish. read more

The Ottoman Empire, also known as the Turkish Empire, lasted from1299 to 1923. It changed its name to Turkey. The country has apopulation of 76,667,864. read more

From the founder of the dynasty (as noted by Güzel Ayşe Sançar). However, I am curious about how the two t's got there as the first consonant is an s in Turkish. read more

The Ottoman Empire (/ ˈ ɒ t ə m ə n /; Ottoman Turkish: دولت عليه عثمانیه ‎, Devlet-i ʿAlīye-i ʿOsmānīye, literally The Exalted Ottoman State; Modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu or Osmanlı Devleti), also historically known in Western Europe as the Turkish Empire or simply Turkey, was a state that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia and North Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries. read more